Many scholars have demonstrated that Lu Ji (261-303) and Lu Yun (262-303), scions of a prominent southern noble family who went north and served the Western Jin court at Luoyang, reveal an intense southern consciousness in their writings. In this paper I call attention to the Lu brothers enthrallment with the north, with a special focus on Lu Jis poetic inscription of his nuanced fascination with the northern culture. The paper argues that the Lu brothers were fans of northern culture, with Lu Jis poetry in particular demonstrating many characteristics of modern fan writings, and discusses how Lu Jis refashioning of the north in turn influences the creation of the cultural south during the period of disunion known as the Northern and Southern Dynasties (317-589).